Bailonz Street 13-Chapter 218.2
‘……’
[Well?]
‘……Fine.’
I nodded.
Let’s find an appearance through which I can interact with people.
Even if it isn’t real.
[Excellent, Friend!]
[Now, I do hope you won’t forget me, and that we’ll go about together.]
I placed that fake Good Friend into the pocket of my Security Team uniform.
Just as I had done before.
And I began to plan.
Just as I had done before.
I flipped through the pages of the Dark Exploration Records within memory, making a list of possible methods…
And the moment the morning shift began that day.
Without fail, a company employee came to the isolation room for duty.
But it wasn’t someone from the Security Management Team.
“Haha… We meet again so soon!”
Kwak Jekang.
The assigned researcher arrived in a completely disheveled state. At least his pinky finger seemed to have been treated, but it was blunt.
One joint was gone.
“The excuse that the surveillance cameras are broken, that there’s no choice but to visit, that we’ve devised countermeasures… Well, the fact that such excuses work is one of the company’s advantages… But that doll!”
Excitement gleamed in his eyes as he noticed the environmental incongruity.
“The doll’s gone from the desk. You took it with you? Ah, perhaps it helps stabilize your mind? Or attachment formation…”
I exhaled smoke.
Question : Whereabouts of the team members
→ The one wearing the Badger Mask
→ The Guard Sergeant
“Ah, those two won’t be coming today! A light, very light interview process had to be conducted, you see… So instead, I’ve come! Hahaha!”
I gave no response.
“Do you like those two? For what reason? Surely there are quite a few with whom you’ve formed rapport… Ah, what about other members of the Field Exploration Team? If you were to meet them privately…”
Not interested though?
“……”
The same smile stayed on Kwak Jekang’s lips, but his complexion had gone pale.
It was clear some psychological scars remained…
This researcher needed to be made to understand.
That the position of questioner had shifted.
Question : Director Cheong’s work orders regarding 130666
“…You’re curious what Director Cheong said when assigning you to me?”
……
“Well, if it’s Director Cheong, then yes, it’s quite likely she knows at least something about your identity! Perhaps she even personally led your summoning!”
Wiping away the sweat pooled at his chin in a haphazard motion, Kwak Jekang laughed fervently.
“However, Director Cheong isn’t the sort who talks much, so unfortunately, for now, it can be summarized in about two statements…”
– Educate it in the regulations as an employee
– Discover effective ways of use
“…And then, ‘Remain on standby until further instructions’. That’s about it!”
……
“You’ve noticed, haven’t you. In short, it’s no different from training a dog! Find out what food pleases it, what punishments make it obey… Yes. That’s what we were told to determine. Hahaha!”
[Mr. Roe Deer, how about making the man before you into a dog? It could be an amusing practice stage for your art of disguise!]
…No.
“Anyway… I believe we’ve arrived at the same inference. Once your methods of use are sufficiently established, Director Cheong herself will begin assigning you Darkness collection tasks!”
The one who nearly walked on all fours produced an interesting conclusion.
It matched my own.
“And that, most likely, is where the hint lies. If it was Director Cheong who summoned you, then it would surely have been for those tasks!”
A hint toward my existence.
“Especially if a researcher like me were to stick close and observe, yes, if you’d provide even a small pretext, then I could learn very… very much.”
……Hm.
Request to reduce time required
“Mm? You mean, shorten the time it will take to reach that point? Then, in that case…”
I formed words in black smoke.
About how one might force a response from Director Cheong.
To be utilized :
Containment failure incident of 130666
“…Hm? ……Aha.”
I continued to explain through the smoke.
Various examples.
Kwak Jekang jotted the words down hastily onto paper, and when space ran out, he even scribbled across the back of his own hand. He was also adding ideas of his own.
And when I chose one among them, his mouth split into a wide grin.
“This is quite a good method, isn’t it? Then let’s try tricking them like this, hahaha!”
Add false rule to 130666 usage manual
Rule : Cannot endure boredom
* * *
The archival database of Daydream Inc. has been updated.
Security Management Team Incident Record
130666 Containment Failure Incident
Written documentation of the emergency situation in which Contained Entity 130666 escaped from the containment chamber located in Isolation Corridor L-13-6 at approximately 01:26 A.M., October 28, ■■.
Process
Entity 130666 disabled the locking mechanism of the containment chamber’s steel door by utilizing black smoke emitted from its gas mask, exited into the isolation corridor, and proceeded directly to the rental storage facility, then entered the 17th floor research sector via the main building elevator.
Total elapsed time for this sequence was 3 minutes 13 seconds, during which no security processes were activated.
Four (4) Security Team personnel at the containment chamber and rental storage incapacitated. On the 17th floor, fifteen (15) Research Team personnel evacuated and six (6) were incapacitated.
(The six who failed to evacuate on the 17th floor displayed bizarre psychological trauma after smoke inhalation. Contamination suspected.)
Upon entry to the 17th floor, 130666 proceeded directly to Research Team 1’s office and engaged in one-to-one interaction with the assigned researcher (Research Team 1, Section Chief Kwak Jekang).
Rediscovered in the containment chamber after 6 minutes 12 seconds.
Special Notes
CCTV error – No recording of the incident due to CCTV errors in the containment chamber and Research Team 1’s office. Suspected special condition originating from 130666’s smoke.
Assigned researcher’s survival – Minor distal extremity loss, chest contusion, and hairline fractures of ribs #5 and #6. No life-threatening condition. Recovery potion prescribed.
Subordinates’ passive testimony – At the time of the incident, both the control officer and the assistant for 130666 were on site, but displayed limited assertiveness in interviews regarding the entity’s danger.
Verification required on whether 130666 possesses mental-class interference related to fascination or enthrallment.
However, it was testified that standard work hours had ended and no control equipment was carried.
(Disciplinary measures were considered for negligence but deferred due to no rule violations.
To prevent recurrence, control duty work hours for the relevant Security Team staff will be more broadly reconfigured.)
Result
Strengthened Isolation and Security – to strengthen isolation room security, to assign additional video-based training sessions, to prepare disciplinary room for 130666, to increase number of patrol staff for isolation corridors.
Various experiments and observations of 130666’s abilities authorized to prevent similar incidents.
And a few days later.
A page is added.
Additional Experiment Results
New assignment for 130666 – After several experiments, the assigned researcher demonstrated that the cause of the entity’s escape was boredom.
He testified that during the containment failure, he had promised 130666 ‘a more interesting task than this’.
It is further speculated that the initial six months of security duty in Basement Floor 13 may have provoked its displeasure.
Therefore, the researcher strongly insisted on assigning the entity ‘a more interesting task’ to placate it.
Therefore.
With authorization from Managing Director Cheong ■■ of the Development Department, a special assignment was issued.
Collection of anomalous phenomena occurring at a certain public broadcasting station. Commonly known to the public by the nickname ‘The Man in the Screen’ ghost story.
For detailed information, see ■■ Record #C16548.
And.
Additional Measures
By authority of the assigned researcher, considering the nature of the task, a new auxiliary role ‘Transfer Officer’ is temporarily appointed.
– Assistant Manager Lee Seonghae (Field Exploration Team, B-squad)
– Supervisor Kang Yihak (Field Exploration Team, I-squad)
The dolphin-masked moral retributionist, and the pony-masked gold mammonist made their appearance.
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